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Hall of Fame ► Politics
Milton Friedman
, 1912-2006 (bio ) economist
NEWS MEAT Power Rank:
1,427
Election Picks: 5 wins, 6 losses
$10,000 Republican $2,000 Libertarian $18,000 special interest total: $30,000
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Election Result*
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
Friedman, Milton MR. San Francisco, CA 94133 N/A/RETIRED CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY/V8 (R) - $1,000 primary 08/08/06
Friedman, Milton MR. San Francisco, CA 94133 N/A/RETIRED CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY/V8 (R) - $1,000 primary 07/07/06
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $5,000 primary 12/28/05
Friedman, Milton Mr. San Francisco, CA 94133 Self-Employed/Economist REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 10/07/04
FRIEDMAN, MILTON Dr. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 HOOVER INSTITUTION/ECONOMISTPatrick McHenry (R) House (NC District: 10) MCHENRY FOR CONGRESSWon $500 general 08/23/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 08/12/04
FRIEDMAN, MILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 HOOVER INSTITUTIONJames P. "Jim" Gray (LIB) Senate - CA JUDGE JIM GRAY 4 SENATELost $2,000 general 08/02/04
FRIEDMAN, MILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 HOOVER INSTITUTETom Coburn (R) Senate - OK COBURN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEWon $1,000 primary 07/22/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $1,000 primary 07/17/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $2,000 primary 07/17/04
Friedman, Milton Mr. San Francisco, CA 94133 Self-Employed/Economist REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) - $1,000 primary 06/07/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $2,000 primary 06/01/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $3,000 primary 03/26/04
FRIEDMAN, MILTON Sacramento, CA 95827 CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 primary 01/08/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 primary 01/05/04
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 general 08/28/02
Friedman Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/economistTom Feeney (R) House (FL District: 24) TOM FEENEY FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 07/15/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 primary 07/12/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 primary 07/12/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/Economist CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 general 07/12/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/EconomistSydney Ann Hay (R) House (AZ District: 01) SYDNEY HAY FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 07/12/02
Friedman, Milton Mr. San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/EconomistJeb Hensarling (R) House (TX District: 05) FRIENDS OF JEB HENSARLINGWon $500 general 07/12/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 Hoover Institute/EconomistSteve King (R) House (IA District: 05) KING FOR CONGRESSWon $500 primary 05/20/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 economistJim Patterson (R) House (CA District: 21) JIM PATTERSON FOR CONGRESSLost $500 primary 02/13/02
Friedman, Milton San Francisco, CA 94133 CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC - $500 primary 02/12/02
FRIEDMAN, MILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 ECONOMISTSteve Forbes (R) President FORBES 2000 INCLost $1,000 primary 05/31/99
FRIEDMAN, MILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 THE HOOVER INSTITUTIONBOOZMAN, FAY W III (R) Senate - AR BOOZMAN FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INCLost $1,000 general 08/28/98
FRIEDMAN, MILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 HOOVER INSTITUTEGRAY, JAMES House (CA District: 46) JAMES P "JIM" GRAY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEELost $1,000 primary 02/02/98
* general election result only; "Lost" = didn't win seat for that cycle
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